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OCTOBER 2003

International Board of Directors

Founder - Mr. Chuck NorrisPresident - Mr. Aaron NorrisExecutive Vice President - Mr. Ken GallacherVice President - Mr. Chip WrightDirector of Training - Mr. Ed SaenzDirector of Regional Chairs - Mr. Tip PotterSpecial Events Director - Mr. John PrestiAdministrative Director - Mr. Steve NelsonSecretary- Mrs. Tara Bidwell

Advisory Board

Mr. Reggie CochranMr. Stephen HammersleyMr. Robert SappMr. Steven BrownMr. Howard Munding

Contact Information

UFAFP.O. Box 437Orem, UT 84059www.ufaf.org

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TAble Of CONTeNTs

Letter from our Founder 1

Message from the President 2

Letter from Mr. Gallacher 2

Letter from the Editor 3

Visiting a Karate School 5

Salute to Active Duty Black Belts 8

psyKICKinfo 10

Class vs. the Street 14

Region Reports 16

2003 Convention Photos 20

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Message From Our Founder

To All Black Belt and Student UFAF Members

As we go through life, we have certain events that become hallmarks of success. Universally, a25th anniversary, which is also the silver anniversary, is considered one of the true benchmarksof a successful business, a successful educational institution, and especially a marriage.

Talked about for years before, 1979 is the year everything came together to formally organizeThe United Fighting Arts Federation, home base for the evolution of what would later becomeknown as Chun Kuk Do. The year 2004 is our hallmark 25th anniversary. Throughout these 25years, Chun Kuk Do has established itself as a unique and complete system - one with its ownstrong foundation and traditional roots, and an openness toward evolution and inclusion ofinfluences from many areas of the martial arts world. Our martial arts roots have intertwinedwith the most innovative arts in the world today.

The 2004 convention is going to be our Silver Anniversary celebration. We would like to see allof our black belts and red belts throughout the entire organization involved in the coming year’scelebration.

We are also making an historic announcement. We are inviting all student members, from whitebelt and up, to attend our very special banquet celebration for our 25th anniversary. Twenty fiveyears is just the beginning for the greatness of what Chun Kuk Do is going to become. Makesure you plan to attend, as it will be an exciting, fun, and as always, great learning experience.Come join us!

Sincerely,

Chuck Norris

Founder

Message From the President

Message From Mr. Gallacher

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Where to begin? Is it possible that the UFAF conventions just keep getting better and betterevery year? You bet! Like a family reunion or a weekend with old friends, this year's UFAF 2003 convention wasa blessing to my heart. What an amazing sight - to see the training floor filled with some of the greatest martialartists in the world, coming together to perfect their craft. Receiving the "Wieland Norris Award" from my UFAFfamily was a humbling and emotional moment for me. Thank you for your kindness.

I could not be more excited looking forward to 2004 - as we celebrate our Silver Anniversary. If you have neverattended a UFAF convention, now is the time to start! If you are a regular attendee, get ready for an even betterevent. This Championship Weekend will be the greatest in a long illustrious history of great conventions. This isthe time to start planning for summer 2004 in Las Vegas!

When you look back on your life, it is very likely that you won't be asking yourself how much money you havemade or how many possessions you have managed to collect. What you will see, I believe, is the quality of yourrelationships: family, friends, and the life achievements and goals you have reached. I am so very proud of all ofyou. Your achievements in the martial arts set the standard for all other martial arts systems to follow. All of themembers of UFAF are an extension of my family and a very important part of my life.

Let us all dedicate ourselves this year: pursue your dreams, realize your potential, become the greatest martialartist that you can become. Remember, you are ALL a part of this wonderful UFAF family and together we willmake Chun Kuk Do the greatest, most comprehensive, and progressive martial arts system in the world.

See you in 2004 - OUR SILVER ANNIVERSARY THE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND ! !

Blessings, Aaron Norris

To UFAF and CKD members,

As you read Mr. Norris’ invitation and announcement to attend this year’s convention, along with his specialannouncement of opening up the banquet and portions of the convention to all ranks, I hope that you are as excitedas I am about the incredible growth of our art and our organization.

However, I do need to give a few points of instruction. Depending on the availability of facilities there may me a limiton the number of people that can attend the banquet. I would ask that when you receive the convention registrationflier for the next convention either in the Octagon, the mail, or from your instructor, be sure to register early toreserve your spot at the banquet as well as the convention.

Remember this is an historic announcement and celebration of our past and our future. Come join us for all of thefestivities!

Yours for a better UFAF/Chun Kuk Do,

Ken GallacherExecutive Vice President

Whew! I think I am just about recovered from the convention! I had a blast! Theinstruction this year was exceptional. I never fail to come home inspired and rejuve-nated.

My congratulations to all of those people out in front and behind the scenes withoutwhom our convention would not be possible. I encourage every black and red belt tocome next year and eat from the banquet table of knowledge that our leaders work sohard to prepare for us.

It is too easy to sit back in our own schools, in our own little town, in our comfort zone.We are at the top of the heap (so we think) in our schools. We become complacentabout our gift of martial arts education and live on past glory.

Well I am hear to tell you, one trip to the convention will wipe those cobwebs out ofyour brain and ignite that spark in your belly. You’ll realize that you are not God’s giftto karate and if you didn’t know where the rocks were in the river, you’d sink in thewater like a mere mortal.

Further in the Octagon (page 9) you’ll find a quote of Mahatma Gandhi that is a touchstone of our art. Mr. Potter is always telling me that the reason he loves karate somuch is because you NEVER learn it, you only get better at it.

If I had to focus on one event at this year’s convention that most inspired me, it wouldonly take a second to come to an answer. It would be when Mr. Howard Jacksonwalked into the arena with strength, honor, dignity, and humility.

This man has faced many an opponent and has emerged from each contest, a victor.We were all saddened last year when we heard the news that Mr. Jackson was fight-ing against his most fierce opponent, and one that we all will have to face, our ownmortality.

Just like the parable of the man that built his house upon the sand, a man withoutstrength, honor, compassion, integrity, perseverance, humility and an indomitable spir-it, and a strong faith in God, as his foundation, would crumble in the face of this storm.

Like the true champion he is, Mr. Jackson has once again come out victorious! In mymind’s eye he is the ultimate example of a UFAF Black Belt. I am humbled to be apart of such an organization that cultivates and produces such outstanding men andwomen.

Like General George S. Patton so eloquently said, “Accept the challenges so that youmay feel the exhilaration of victory.”

See you next year!

Howard MundingPO Box 346Peoria, AZ 85380octagon@ufaf.org

Letter from the Editor

“Accept thechallenges sothat you may

feel the exhilaration of victory.”

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Sharing the experienceBlack Belt Jeremy McQuivey, was unable to attend the 2003 Convention. Feeling bad that he could not attend, hereached out to others and arranged for sponsorships that made it possible for two KickStart students to attend, whowould otherwise not have been able to participate. They were Gordon Daniel and Andrea Thies.

There were four major sponsors who donated a significant amount, and several others who donated smaller amounts.The four major co-sponsors were: Nicholas Reid, Samantha Byram, Walter Ziegler, and Allen Wood.

Mr. McQuivey posted the following message to the UFAF message board:

"I want to start by saying I missed everyone at convention this year. I heard that it was awesome from everyone I havetalked to. Those of you who know me know I joined KickStart (formerly KDOOA) last year. It is in regards to KickStartthat I want to talk to you. This year we had two KickStart students at convention. It was the generosity of the UFAFmembers that made it possible for them to even get there, thanks to donations made by black and red belts. The hospi-tality and the family feeling that is shared between those of us in UFAF made the convention one they will never forget.Andrea (one of the sponsored students) e-mailed me to tell me how convention went and she said it was one of the bestexperiences she has ever had and that she did not want it to end. I want to thank you for helping bring joy to the life ofanother. I want to thank you for bringing joy into the life of many people. I found a family in UFAF, myself, and theseKickStart students are just the latest to be embraced by you. Your brother in UFAF - Jeremy McQuivey"

This is another prime example of what being a UFAF Black Belt is all about!

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Lately, I have been doing more consulting so I decided to visit a school that belongs toan acquaintance of mine. (This is not a CKD school.) He has been running a schoolthe same size as my son and daughters’ (Aaron & Falon) school.

His school has been in operation for eight years and he is a high-ranking black beltfrom a reputable instructor and his wife is also a black belt and helps him teach. Thisguy is also a very talented competitor with many wins in national competition. They areboth in their late 30's to early 40's. In contrast, my son Aaron is 22(4th degree) and mydaughter Falon is 18 (1st degree). Their school opened in April 2002.

The first thing we noticed when we walked in was the offensive odor!!! It was nau-seous! He teaches two classes per week-kids ages 12 and under, all ranks and ages13 and above, all ranks. Within that first group, he had the class separated into threegroups with an instructor for each group. So it was like three classes going on at onetime (white, gold, and orange belts.) The noise volume was incredible and studentswere having a hard time focusing since the room may have been 600 sq.ft. with parentspacked in also. (This class was supposed to be all ranks but the highest was onlyorange. That tells me the drop out level in his program is at orange belt.)

Aaron and Falon have ages 4-5 separated in their own class, ages 6-12 which is sepa-rated into three completely different classes (beg., int., adv.). They also have age 13+separated into three completely different classes. Their classroom floor is 33x33. Theyalready have blue and green belts in their school.

I noticed that the teaching methods used in the first school was draconian at best. Weuse special teaching methods taught in our Instructor Certification program. Thesemethods are geared toward long-term student retention.

I observed the adult class and noticed there were eight students; one black belt, onebrown belt, one purple belt, one green belt, two orange belts, one gold belt, and onewhite belt. How do you teach such a diverse class and meet every student's needs inthat same class? If you have a complex curriculum, it can't be done. Someone willleave being overwhelmed or not challenged enough.

The first school has been in business for eight years and has 35 students. Aaron andFalon have been in business 16 months at the time this article was written and have 75students. Their school gross is already 300% higher than the first school.

I could give them (the first school) tons of information and specifically tell them every-thing they need to change, fix, improve upon so that they could have the same level ofsuccess that Aaron and Falon are already experiencing. But what I have learnedthrough the years of consulting is that telling someone in a one-seminar format is noteffective overall. You have to supervise, hand-hold, cajole, review, give on-going feed-back, spoon-feed the material, show them over and over, help train the staff, and basi-cally work with the school for a long period of time to implement the changes graduallyso they have time to adjust along with the students. This is hard work and most schoolowners would rather not go through this trouble because they can't comprehend therevenue that could be realized if they made just some of the adjustments. It's just easi-er to stay in a comfort zone.

Are you in a comfort zone? Does change scare you? What are you going to do thisyear to raise your level of success?

Visiting a Karate SchoolBy Mr. Eric Hensley

“Are you in a comfortzone?”

“Does change scareyou? “

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Whether or not you were in this picture or atthe first convention....

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...don’t be left out of the next year’s 25th Anniversary!

You CAN teach an “Old Dog” new tricks!By: Mr. Tip Potter

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Same old boring classes at the convention again this year. Iknow this never is said in your region, only in some others. Ihave been attending the convention for the past 100 or soyears now. I can honestly say that I have ALWAYS comehome from the convention having learned something fromeach instructor and from all of you too!

This year was no exception. Each of the instructors providedme with ideas, thoughts, skills, and concepts that I havebrought back to my school and have already seen improve-ments. My students that came with Gretta and I, have beensharing the techniques and skills with the lower belts in myschool. The intensity and energy levels have increased sub-stantially.

I couldn’t choose just one seminar or instructor that stood outfrom the rest. That is why karate is so wonderful. We are allstudents of karate. Each individual, regardless of rank, hassomething that they can teach and something that they canlearn.

If you haven’t been to a convention in awhile or have neverbeen, then 2004 is the year to start the tradition! Only a toetag may be considered in Region 5 (emphasis on may be con-sidered) as a valid reason to miss the Silver AnniversaryConvention in 2004!

Salute To Our Active Duty Military BlackBelt Members.As we wrap up another year culminated by another fantastic convention, UFAF would like to formally recognize all of ourmembers that have recently been or are currently serving our country on active duty in the US Armed Forces:

Jeffrey Pries Jim ChandlerJohn ComitoKeith GardnerMark Leach Chuck McLeodBlane Newfield

Thank you for your service to our country and for your sacrifice! The Editor

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Region # 1 total 6 (0) first places (3) second places (3) third placesRegion # 2 total 11 (4) first places (3) second places (4) third placesRegion # 3 total 14 (3) first places (7) second places (4) third placesRegion # 4 total 10 (5) first places (1) second places (4) third placesRegion # 5 total 18 (7) first places (6) second places (5) third placesRegion # 6 total 26 (11) first places (6) second places (9) third placesRegion # 7 total 54 (24) first places (18) second places (12) third placesRegion # 8 total 7 (0) first places (6) second places (1) third placesRegion # 9 total 33 (10) first places (14) second places (9) third placesRegion # 10 total 7 (3) first places (1) second places (3) third placesRegion # 11 total 1 (0) first places (1) second places (0) third places

RED BELT FORMS 1ST PLACE 2ND PLACE 3RD PLACE

11 Ryan Egan Kyle Solloway Zach Shada

12-13 Juan Oropeza Gustavo Maldanado Josh Shada

14-15 Andrea Theis Ryan Gamble Enoc Torres

16-17 Kristin Guilmain Nita Gerson Joel Perez

Women Sandra Nevarez Katie Guthrie Tina Mock

Women 35+ Kathleen Knighton Kathy Santos

Men Travis Bowling Timothy Songer Nathan Allen

Men 35+ Paulo Santos Rosaly Lugo Butch Jones

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“ Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.”

Mahatma Gandhi - Leader of the Indian Nationalist movement against British rule.

2003 Las Vegas Tournament Results

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Mental, psychological, emotional, (and of course, physical) are important growth areas in UFAF/CKDemphatically endorsed by Mr. Norris and Mr. Gallacher at the convention. This column is dedicated tothem and to all masters and students of our style……………………………….Lora Janik, #1073

As soon as you step in the ring, you become acutely aware of 'its' power- without noticing 'it' at all.Although success in a sparring match or kata performance highly depends upon 'it', we don't give 'it'a second thought. We are totally focused; which by the way, 'it' controls too! The IT I'm referring tois our wonderful, powerful brain!

Since the beginning of time, mankind has sought to understand itself: How do we work? How do wethink? What exactly is the mind? Over the past several decades, brain research has brought us clos-er than ever to answering these and other questions: What makes emotion? What causes memoryloss (as in Alzheimer's)? What causes mental disorders such as depression, ADHD, and schizophre-nia? The discoveries made in neuroscience have contributed greatly to the understanding of thebrain, which in turn, has lend to a greater understanding of the 'mind.'

Why should research in neuroscience be important to martial artists?? Well……because it address-es both mind and body. In short, everything we do!! How we learn, think, and feel; and how chemicalsystems (i.e. neurotransmitters) within the brain itself communicate 'messages' to our minds, as wellas our bodies, are key components to our overall well-being and healthy function as a person, (stu-dent or teacher). When we stress the importance of the mental, psychological, and emotionalaspects of martial arts, what we are really talking about is 'mental health.'

The study of mental health includes learning about brain structures, chemical make-up of brain sys-tems, and dysfunction of these systems (mental disorders or illnesses). Since approximately 1 in 5people, including children, are affected by some type of mental disorder, there is an extremely highchance that a person with an anxiety or depressive disorder is one of your students. And an evenhigher probability that a child or teen with ADHD or ODD is within your ranks. This is why it is soimportant for instructors to be aware of these types of situations and disorders.

We already know that student success depends not only on physical ability, but also on personal atti-tudes, motivation, feelings, learning and personality styles. Unfortunately, mental disorders can affector interfere with a student's processing of information, perception, or emotions that can drasticallyaffect their self-esteem and ultimately, their success. Instructors may not be able to see this "interfer-ence" (internal feelings or thoughts), but they will be able to observe the external expression in theirstudent's behavior.

It is this observation that can be most helpful to instructors, parents, and even to the students them-selves. When working with a student with mental disorders or learning difficulties, instructors whoare more aware of their student's needs and situation, including any medications the student may betaking, will be more effective in making a 'connection' with the student on a mental, psychological,and emotional level - thus, "building a better person" from the inside-out. This connection creates anatmosphere for enhanced success for the student, teacher, parent, and studio.

My goal for this column is to share information that will hopefully benefit you as an instructor,as well as a person, and to illustrate how these mental health areas are directly involved in our mar-tial arts and our daily lives. In the next psyKICKinfo column, we will touch upon the thought-emotion-behavior relationship and cover some basic brain anatomy! Until then, consider this: What happensfirst? Emotion or Thought?

psyKICKinfo By Ms. Lora Janik

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RED BELTWEAPONS 1ST PLACE 2ND PLACE 3RD PLACE 13 & Under Martin Hernandez Gerraro Camacho Margaux Thenault

14 - 15 Joseph Lugo Amy Weimar Enoc Torres

16-17 Kristin Guilmain Nita Gerson Cory McCormick

Women Tina Mock

Woman 35 + Kathleen Knighton Kathy Santos

Men 35 + Paulo Santos Butch Jones

Special Demo kata Ashton Santos

RED BELTFEMALE FIGHTING 1ST PLACE 2ND PLACE 3RD PLACE13 & Under Margaux Thenault Chelsey Dunn Beth Carter

14 - 15 Britni Torquato Samantha Byram Andrea Theis

16-17 Daisy Arenas Kristen Guilman Nita Gerson

18-35 Sandra Nevarez Katie Guthrie Debbie Witt 35+ Kathy Santos Kathleen Knighton

RED BELTMALEFIGHTING 1ST PLACE 2ND PLACE 3RD PLACE11 & under Michael Lewis Genaro Camacho Ryan Egan

12 Martin Hernandez Juan Oropez Gustavo Maldanado

13 - 14 Enoc Torres Joseph Lugo Herberto Moreno

15-17 Cory McCormick Joel Perez Andrew Warrick

18+ Lightweight Javier Lopez Timothy Songer Travis Bowling

18+ Heavyweight Jeffery Jette Brandon Aguilar

35+ Paulo Santos Rosaly Lugo Bill Witt

BLACK BELT FORMSOPEN 1ST PLACE 2ND PLACE 3RD PLACE13 & Under Andrew Holtzauer Kyle Froehlich Jonathan Ellmore

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16-17 Dylan Loureiro Sergio Gonzalez Brian Furguson

Women 18+ Amber Brown Lauren Kennedy

Men 18-34 Tim Clark Eduardo Carrion Nick Sheats

Men Senior Clayton Ferguson Juan Ferman Victor Lopez

TRADITIONAL 1ST PLACE 2ND PLACE 3RD PLACE 13 & Under Tanya Hunt Madison Santos Ian Kitchens

14-15 JR Haggard Michael Holstien Carmen Blanchard

16-17 Brandon Pope Michael McKenzie Danielle Sombati

Female 18-34 Tara Bidwell Sonia Moreno Falon Hensley

Female 35+ Astrid Fabian Jeannie Newfield Miki Marino

Male 18-34 Roy White Gilbert Hamilton David Gamble

Male 35-41 David Cochrane Jerry Kitsmiller

Male 42+ Eric Hensley Steve Nelson Brian Gordan

BLACK BELT WEAPONS 1ST PLACE 2ND PLACE 3RD PLACE13 & Under Andrew Holtzhauer Tanya Hunt Rachel David

14-15 Michael Holstein Carmen Blanchard Jose Martinez

16-17 Brandon Pope Jazer McFarland Brian Furguson

Women 18-34 Falon Hensley Amber Brown

Women 35+ Astrid Fabian Jeannie Newfield

Men 18-34 Aaron Hensley Nick Sheats Eduardo Carrion

Men 35+ Eric Hensley Juan Ferman Victor Lopez

BLACK BELT FIGHTING FEMALE 1ST PLACE 2ND PLACE 3RD PLACE

13 & Under Tanya Hunt Rachel David Madison Santos

14 - 15 Kendall Case Christina Cummings Emily Elmer

16-17 Katelyn Budrick Ashley Benton Danielle Sombati

Featherweight Sonia Moreno Shelly Russo Robin Lang

Lightweight Adriana Varela Nicole Farah

35 + Astrid Fabian Lauren Kennedy Clara Melendez

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BLACK BELTMALE FIGHTING 1ST PLACE 2ND PLACE 3RD PLACE12 & Under Ian Kitchens Jared Magnone Matt Robinson

13 Eric Juntunen Charles LaConte Andrew Holtzhauer

14-15 JR Haggard Jose Martinez Mike Lucido

16 Stephen Smith Brian Furguson Sergio Gonzalez

17 Brandon Pope Bernado Arenas Jazer McFarland

Super-light Tim Clark Marco Hernandez Nick Sheats

Lightweight David Rodriguez Steve Giroux Roy White

Middleweight David Alonzo Javier Varela Gilbert Hamilton

Light/Heavyweight John Kurek Van Frasher Chris Stachowiak

Heavyweight Doug Shaffer Dan Lutz Rigo Cardenas SeniorLightweight Clayton Ferguson David Cochrane Jerry Kitsmiller

SeniorHeavyweight Robert Sapp Adolfo Gomez Rodolfo Varela

ExecutiveLightweight Victor Lopez Juan Ferman

Executive Heavyweight Steve Nelson Lang Boston Eric Hensley

Team Championships

1st Place Jorge Alonzo, David Alonzo, Marco Pedro Hernandez, Ruben Crespo and David Rodriguez

2nd place Robert Sapp, John Kurek, Chuck Elias, Roy White andRigo Cardenas

GRAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

Junior Forms/Weapons Michael Holstien

Adult Forms/Weapons Aaron Hensley

Women Fighting Sonia Moreno

Men Fighting John Kurek

Men Senior Fighting Clayton Ferguson

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Class vs. The Street By Daniel Semeraro Jr.

It is sparring night. You put on your gear, step into the ring, bow to the instructor and your opponent. Theinstructor raises his hand and yells, “FIGHT.” With the speed of a puma you throw your back fist, stopping ita fraction of an inch from your opponent’s face.

“Break, judges call, point red!” You’ve scored your first point of the match. The end of class has come andyou’ve dominated everyone you faced. Feeling like the greatest fighter alive, you leave class on cloud nine.

On the way home you stop at the corner store for a cold drink, only to be hassled by a local punk lookingfor a fight. As you go to walk in, he pushes you, but you walk away. He calls out to you, but you ignorehim. As you exit the store he is waiting. No worries, you just beat everyone in the class. What threat couldthis untrained thug be?

As you attempt to leave he squares off with you. You are left with no choice but to defend yourself. You getinto your stance, but before you’re set, a fist is flying at your face. You try to move but out of nowhereanother lands hard on your nose, then another in your ribs. It’s a barrage of pain. You start to think, whyhasn’t anyone yelled “Break?” Why didn’t he pull his punch?

The reality is, that in the classroom and the tournament setting no one really wants to hurt you. On thestreet it’s a lot different. The person attacking you doesn’t want a trophy or a medal, they want to do youserious bodily harm!

How do we train for that? No one wants to fight in the street. Unfortunately, in today’s society we may beforced to defend ourselves. So you better be ready!

Here are a few drills to help both you and your students survive a street confrontation:

1. Body Conditioning - put those pads away and let’s take a few hits. Most people are thrown offtheir game after a good shot lands, especially if they aren’t used to it. Face your partner both with thesame leg forward. Start by throwing light kicks to the body. You can throw every basic kick you know. Thekey to this drill is to tell your partner, to hit harder or softer. This will let you progress at your own rate andhelp avoid injury. Practice taking shots to different parts of your body (stomach, lats, arms, legs, etc.)

2. Sucker punch drill - Face each other at different ranges, grabbing, punching, kicking. One personwill be the attacker. Each person chooses a number from 1- 5. When the instructor calls a number, the per-son that chose that number attempts to attack his/her partner. The defender should block and counter theattack. This drill will help get used to being attacked without warning. For an advanced drill start the sameway only this time talk about something with your partner. Whenever you are ready, attack! This will simu-late a real street situation.

3. Free sparring - this is just what it sounds like. Glove up with boxing gloves and mouth piece andlet the leather fly. Keep in mind that these are still your friends and fellow students. So keep some sem-blance of control.

4. Pad Drills to a take down - Have a partner hold two focus shields. Fire off your favorite combina-tion, then step in and take him down.

Nothing will totally prepare you for the street, but having a little edge can’t hurt. Keep in mind that there areno rules in the street, so be ready for anything.

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CJ Karate makes Sgt. John Comito a honorarymember. By Mr. William Jones

The students and instructors of CJ Karate havesent Mr. Comito a framed letter making him ahonorary member of the school.

This honor was extended to Mr. Comito becauseof his efforts overseas with the people ofAfghanistan. His actions, especially with the chil-dren, show how much he cares about others.

Responding to a request for donations by Mrs.Comito, Cj Karate students sent some 30 boxesof clothes, candy, shoes, and personal items forthe US troops and the villagers in Afghanistan.

While the membership and T-shirt were small insize, they were large in heart and sincerity.

We know that there are more UFAF membersserving God and country in the armed servicesthroughout the world. We all can honor them byfollowing their example of service to others.

Editor’s Note:

Because he is too humble toadmit it, I feel compelled to “rat”him out.

This program and project wasspearheaded and organized byMr. Butch Jones.

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Want to know what’s kicking in UFAF ?Find out in the Region Reports

Region 2 News By Mr. Joseph J. Gemma Jr

Region 2 held a Black Belt testing on June 6, 2003 inLayton, UT, and again on June 28th in Henderson, NV.

Congratulations to the following individuals who were pro-moted in rank:

Kevin McDougal 2nd Degree Black BeltKristi Tanner 2nd Degree Black BeltCarson Stinson 1st Degree Black BeltJonathan Trimble 1st Degree Black Belt

Melissa Rothermel 1st Degree Black Belt

The next scheduled Black Belt test for Region 2 will be inNovember 2003.

Above: Front Row (L-R): Jonathan Trimble,Carson Stinson, Kristi Tanner, Kevin McDougal. BackRow (L-R): John Foster,Steve Nelson, Joe Gemma, Eric Freebairn

Right: Back row L to R: Doug Sherman,Tara Bidwell,Ken Gallacher, Joe GemmaAdolfo Gomez.Front row L to R: John Petit,Melissa Rothermel, Tim Yates, Kenny Gallacher

Region 3 News By Ms. Karen Dorey

There were 3 red belts testing for black and two black belts testing for higherdegree of black at the June testing in Region 3. All those testing passed with fly-ing colors.

Congratulations to Julie Pearne, Dan Skomerza,and Alexandra Reed for passingtheir 1st degree black belt tests. Josh Wilcox passed his 3rd degree black belttest and Richard Dodge passed his 4th degree black belt test. Miss Pearne isnow preparing to go to college in Pennsylvania.

Chip Wright's Championship Karate held its annual family picnic and swimmingparty on August 16th. Besides a great time and good food, the kids participatedin some good old-fashioned healthy competition in the pool with diving contest,races, and other water games. (continued on page 17)

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The students and instructors are already planning for nextyear’s UFAF convention. Mr Wright wants to inspire asmany students as possible to go to the convention. Thereare plans for fund raisers to help with the expenses, aswell as extra training time next spring.

Everyone who has gone to a convention in the past agreethat it is well worth the time and money. It motivateseveryone to train harder and many of the students comeback excited and energized, ready to put in the timeneeded to achieve black belt or a higher degree of blackbelt.

Region 5 News By Mr. Tip Potter

June was a busy time in Region 5. Mr. Charles Allen, Mr. & Mrs. Wamsley, Mrs. Jordan, and myself all had stu-dents participate in the Regional Black Belt Test at the Arizona Fighting Arts Studio.

Mr. Tharin Condon, Ms. Danielle Sombati, Mr. Alex Weekley were all successful in attaining the rank of 1st Black.Mr. Michael Payton, Mr. Corey Finn, Ms. Kathryn Hum,Mr. Immanuel Ryan Morales,Ms. Katelyn Budrick, Mr. SkipRhoades,Mr Gary Doyle, and Mr. Robert Reiter advanced to 2nd Black. Last, but certainly not least, Mr. JasonWiseman earned the rank of 3rd Black.

This was an excellent test. The Regional Board extends it congratulations to all of the examinees. We would alsolike to offer our heartfelt thanks to those, family members, fellow students, and instructors behind the scenes thatcarried the load allowing these individuals to concentrate and prepare for their exam. A black belt is worn by anindividual but represents the work and support of a team.

Region 7 News By Mr. Steve Hammersley

Region 7 held its Black Belt test and Seminars June 27,28, 2003. Students traveled to SunnyFlorida for a weekend of Testing/Seminars held at American Martial Arts, Special recognition to Mr.Tony Benton, Ashley Benton and Gail Benton they traveled all the way from Japan to take part inthe event!

Congratulations to Mr. Benton on your second degree black belt test you did a great job ( sorry nopicture ?). also to Mr. Wayne Malcolm for his 1st degree black belt Mr. Malcolm has a conditioncalled Down Syndrome and he is not only looking forward to his 2nd degree black belt but helps outat his school American Martial Arts weekly.

Special thanks to all Region 7 schools and their instructors for their support and loyalty to Chun KukDo: Dunamis Karate, Mrs.Woods; Club Karate, Master Elias; Martial Arts America, Master Hensley, Mr.Aaron Hensley; Monroe Karate, Mrs. Plantand; and American Martial Arts, Master Hammersley.

Thank you for all of the positive feedback and participation in are regional school owners meeting.

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Region 10 - Weekend WarriorsBy. Mr. Victor Manuel Lopez (victor_ckd@ufafmexico.org)

Mexico City--Almost 50 black belts get together every Sunday in the morning for a 2 hour workout.

These special workouts have had a wonderful effect on every one of us, it allows us to renew our friendships everyweekend.

Mr. Victor Lopez, Rafael Cervantes, Eduardo Gonzalez, Julio Montalvo, Nestor Badillo, Robert Garfias, Marco Felix,Enrique Vazquez, Ismael Arenas, Diego Perez and Jamie Torres are but some of the instructors that share their knowl-edge and skills with us so that we can continue to improve. Even though they are many miles away, Mr. & Mrs. TipPotter are the driving force of this group of UFAFers.

We are very proud to be part of this big family and to have the best martial artist in the world as our founder, Mr. Norris.

Region 8 By Mr. Steve Grioux

Summer was sizzling at Giroux Bros. Martial Arts in the month of June………….

On Wednesday, June 11, 2003 Giroux Bros. Martial Arts hosted a Black Belt Test. The studio's first children studentswere promoted to 1st Degree Black Belt. All four candidates have been students of Steve Giroux since he opened hisNewton studio in January of 1999. Students promoted were Grant Rheingold (8 years old), Scott Leung (11 years old),and Garth Nilsen (12 years old). One adult student was also promoted. Robin Lang, age 27 from Brighton made it tothe level of 2nd Degree Black Belt. Approximately 15 more red belt children are working diligently to attain their blackbelts in the upcoming year.

On Saturday, June 14th, 2003, Giroux Bros. Martial Arts hosted it's 4th Annual Kick-A-Thon for "Kickstart. Approximately65 children participated in the event. There were 4 divisions in total, which were split according to age. (4-6, 7-8, 9-11,12-15).

The Giroux Bros. Martial Arts Team raised $8,253.00 to help fight the war against drugs and youth violence by kickingtargets in a 30-minute timed session. The group kicked a total of 142,831 kicks! First, Second, and Third PlaceWinners all received trophies. First Place Winners barely got through the door with their 6-foot tall awards. All studentsthat participated received medals with 'Champion' engraved on the back. The overall winner and returning Championfrom last year was 8-year old red belt, Charlotte Levine kicking over 4,200 kicks in 30 minutes, setting a new kickingrecord at the Newton, Massachusetts studio!!

Other 1st place winners included Ben Porter, Jeffrey Fishman and Kyle Kahvecki. 2nd place winners were DouglasAbrams, Lilly Xian, Joseph Trask, and Boye Akinwande. 3rd place winners were Jonah Samuels, Grant Rheingold,Coleman Wadsworth and Rohan Vahalia. For most money raised Grant and Curtis Rheingold tied for first, each raising$850.00. 2nd Place went to Elise Benson who raised $411.00, and 3rd place went to Jesee Gottesdiener who raised$400.00. The kids had a great time pushing themselves to their limits and, more importantly, helping out kids that wereless fortunate than them. As one little boy told his Mother, "getting a trophy doesn't matter to me, these kids really needour help.”

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